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delia goncalves is there live with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. the wilson building will be very active today. this last null day of the legislative session before the council breaks for the summer. and there will be no question that something certainly has to be done about these long- standing pepco power outages but the question, is burying the lines the best solution. mary cheh says it's one solution albeit a costly one but legislation would require that co. pay for -- that pepco pay for it. >> each time we have situations like this, there will be some nashing of teeth and pepco will say we have a new program and we have a two-year program, three-year program but it never seems to change. the thick that stays the same is they make promises. >> the public service commission fined pepco a million dollars for past msm prance. we've -- past performance. we've heard nothing remotely of regulatory oversight in the district of columbia. >> reporter: over the district of columbia public service co
delia goncalves is there live with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. the wilson building will be very active today. this last null day of the legislative session before the council breaks for the summer. and there will be no question that something certainly has to be done about these long- standing pepco power outages but the question, is burying the lines the best solution. mary cheh says it's one solution albeit a costly one but legislation would...
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our delia goncalves is there live with this story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. after working through the night, major progress by crews here on georgetown pike. you can see the tree that crews were working on chopping away slowly, that tree has now been removed. it fell around 6:00. so about half an hour ago. let's take a look at sky 9 flying above the area so you can take a look at an aerial view of georgetown pike. you can see that crews are working busily and quickly to remove the tree trunk so they can open this portion of georgetown road back up to traffic following yesterday's tragedy. it was 6:30 yesterday evening, the tail end of the evening commute when a 100-foot tall 12- ton tree suddenly collapsed. it crushed a car that was stopped in bumper to bumper traffic in the westbound lane. the male driver inside died instantly. an arborist tells us the tree was about 200 years old and was absolutely hollow inside indicating severe decay. >> i think the first thing most people are thinking is they're gl
our delia goncalves is there live with this story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. after working through the night, major progress by crews here on georgetown pike. you can see the tree that crews were working on chopping away slowly, that tree has now been removed. it fell around 6:00. so about half an hour ago. let's take a look at sky 9 flying above the area so you can take a look at an aerial view of georgetown pike. you can see that crews are working busily...
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delia goncalves live outside the wilson building this morning. >>> d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton releasted a statement on the investigation as well -- >>> it's been two weeks since that epic storm moved through the region and knocked out power to millions. today d.c. city leaders are looking for answers. yvette alexander will lead a public oversight hearing on pep koa and if -- pepco and how well it restored power to customers. more than 65,000 pepco customers in the district lost power after the june 29th storm. >>> now that the power is back on, the city of gaithersburg, maryland is feeling patriotic again. it will hold its fourth of july celebration tonight at the montgomery county fairgrounds. the event was canceled last week because of the storm aftermath. music begins at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks will go off around 9:25 this evening. the fairgrounds are on chestnut street that's just off route 355. >>> 6:36 now. we have commuter alert for you. metro will be slowing down trains. the next time it gets extremely hot. you see a kink in the track was
delia goncalves live outside the wilson building this morning. >>> d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton releasted a statement on the investigation as well -- >>> it's been two weeks since that epic storm moved through the region and knocked out power to millions. today d.c. city leaders are looking for answers. yvette alexander will lead a public oversight hearing on pep koa and if -- pepco and how well it restored power to customers. more than 65,000 pepco customers in the...
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delia goncalves live in tysons corner this morning. >>> metro still has no idea what caused that computer glitch over the weekend. it forced trains to come to a halt for nearly an hour twice. metro's rolled out -- ruled out any kind of hacker attack or sabotage and no one was hurt or at risk when it hit. a similar glitch happened a few months ago. >>> later this morning fire investigators are going to resume their search on what caused a huge apartment fire in woodbridge, virginia. one firefighter was hurt battling the flames last night at the gemstone apartments. the complex is on gemstone drive which is just a few blocks away from prince william plaza. a firefighter is expected to recover. no one else was hurt in this. the fire, though, forced about a dozen families out of their homes and they're in temporary housing this morning. >>> dx council member phil graham is hold -- d.c. council member phil graham is holding on for calling mayor vincent gray to resign amid legal troubles over his 2010 campaign. that's according to this morni
delia goncalves live in tysons corner this morning. >>> metro still has no idea what caused that computer glitch over the weekend. it forced trains to come to a halt for nearly an hour twice. metro's rolled out -- ruled out any kind of hacker attack or sabotage and no one was hurt or at risk when it hit. a similar glitch happened a few months ago. >>> later this morning fire investigators are going to resume their search on what caused a huge apartment fire in woodbridge,...
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delia goncalves live outside of the washington convention center this morning. >>> the d.c. police department's gay and lesbian liaison unit will be investigating the beatings of two men. they were attacked sunday night along 3rd and t streets in northeast. police say three suspects began yelling homophobic slurs at the two men and then assaulted them. one man was taken to the hospital for his injuries. >>> some wounded warriors are on the last leg of a journey of a lifetime. they left arlington on monday on the final stretch after bicycle trip all the way across the united states. the destination? virginia beach. they began last month at the golden gate bridge and the ride is called sea to shining sea. the riders are wounded warriors from iraq, afghanistan and vietnam. and their goal is to motivate wounded veterans and disabled people across the country. >> it's an awesome blessing. kind of like going back to boot camp, getting to know new people and becoming friends and brothers and it's a great challenge. >> this is the second group to do this cross-country ride. the firs
delia goncalves live outside of the washington convention center this morning. >>> the d.c. police department's gay and lesbian liaison unit will be investigating the beatings of two men. they were attacked sunday night along 3rd and t streets in northeast. police say three suspects began yelling homophobic slurs at the two men and then assaulted them. one man was taken to the hospital for his injuries. >>> some wounded warriors are on the last leg of a journey of a lifetime....
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delia goncalves live in hyattsville, maryland this morning. >>> 6:34. we continue to follow breaking news out of fairfax county right now. these are live pictures. police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in mount vernon. the suspect in this died. just before midnight police saw to men acting suspiciously along frye road near route 1. again this is a live look at the scene. they are still there. they went to talk to two men. one of them ran off of the officers went to catch him. when they did they say the man took out a gun and started firing. one of the officers fired back, hit the man. the suspect died a short time later. police are now looking for the second man they saw acting suspiciously in that location. as far as the shooting is concerned, neither one of the officers was hurt. >>> all morning long howard and monika have been telling us about the thunderstorms which have been moving through today. the line which moved through yesterday afternoon left a mess behind. some of the worst damage was in fauquier county and fredricksburg,
delia goncalves live in hyattsville, maryland this morning. >>> 6:34. we continue to follow breaking news out of fairfax county right now. these are live pictures. police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in mount vernon. the suspect in this died. just before midnight police saw to men acting suspiciously along frye road near route 1. again this is a live look at the scene. they are still there. they went to talk to two men. one of them ran off of the officers went to...
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. >> delia goncalves is live in capital heights with more on the search for this thief. delia? >> reporter: jessica, this on the 1400 block of hampton park drive here in capital heights one of four area gas stations in prince george's county that's been targeted. and just the past two days. and you can see that this gas station right now is very busy. but don't be fooled. police say even at a very busy gas station this can still happen and it has happened. it's unclear if the same suspects are responsible but police do have one suspect's vehicle on surveillance tape. the black mercedes suv circles the pumps at the sheriff road gas station in landover. and then you can see the passenger of that suspect's vehicle jumps out and snatches a woman's purse from her open car window, this all happened wednesday at 6:00 in the evening. >> it was -- about 8:00. the morning before thanksgiving. very crowded. i thought it would be safe because there were so many people. i saw the -- the car actually before the guy jumped into any car. i saw him perusing the gas station but once really think
. >> delia goncalves is live in capital heights with more on the search for this thief. delia? >> reporter: jessica, this on the 1400 block of hampton park drive here in capital heights one of four area gas stations in prince george's county that's been targeted. and just the past two days. and you can see that this gas station right now is very busy. but don't be fooled. police say even at a very busy gas station this can still happen and it has happened. it's unclear if the same...
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back to you, mike, jess. >> thanks, delia, delia goncalves live at the wilson building. >>> it wasn't as bad as the storms last month but a quick moving storm system did knock down trees and power around the region. we're going to take a live look now at acadia place northwest. you can see crews working to dismantle a tree that fell over last night. fewer than a thousand pepco customers in d.c., montgomery county and prince george's county are without power. >>> we have an update now on that just bizarre accident from recently. a giant tree falling on a car stuck in traffic and killed a man inside the vehicle. this happened tuesday night on georgetown pike in great falls, virginia. we're told that tree was basically almost completely rotted out. fairfax county ash ritions say the ivy on the tree -- arborists say the ivy on the tree was one of the only things that kept it from toppling down before tuesday. >>> we are also learning more about the victim in that case. he is a 64-year-old arl roeth. he was building a new house in great falls. one of his best friends was on the way over th
back to you, mike, jess. >> thanks, delia, delia goncalves live at the wilson building. >>> it wasn't as bad as the storms last month but a quick moving storm system did knock down trees and power around the region. we're going to take a live look now at acadia place northwest. you can see crews working to dismantle a tree that fell over last night. fewer than a thousand pepco customers in d.c., montgomery county and prince george's county are without power. >>> we have...
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delia goncalves live at redskins park in ash burn. the focus of course rooky sensation rg3. >> reporter: good morning. can't get enough of rg3. when the fans come in at 1:00 when the park opens to fans, you can expect huge crowds. i'm sure lots of folks very anxious to get to see rg3 in action up close and personal. so they will be lining that field a little later today. the rooky quarterback signed a four-year $21.2 million contract with the redskins. fans say that money is worth it. a lot is riding on rg3 like bringing a winning season to washington. maybe even a super bowl, something this team hasn't seen in 20 years. griffin says, though, his success and the team success will come with everyone's work, a group effort around not his new found celebrity. >> i try to be real with all my teammates and if they want to call me rg3, call me whatever they want but i think that persona of rg3 as far as a fan doesn't really -- it's not the same feeling for these guys in the locker room. >> but if you are a fan and you're heading down to the
delia goncalves live at redskins park in ash burn. the focus of course rooky sensation rg3. >> reporter: good morning. can't get enough of rg3. when the fans come in at 1:00 when the park opens to fans, you can expect huge crowds. i'm sure lots of folks very anxious to get to see rg3 in action up close and personal. so they will be lining that field a little later today. the rooky quarterback signed a four-year $21.2 million contract with the redskins. fans say that money is worth it. a...
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delia goncalves joins us live from the satellite center. she's been track be the story and joins us now with a look at sunday's emotional vigil. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can imagine very emotional, lots of tears shed by even mere strangers in a community who are feeling the pain of this tragedy many of them still vowing this event will not change them or break them. family friends and community members gathered outside of city hall to remember the 12 lives lost in this tragedy. it appears 24-year-old james holmes, the alleged gunman prepared for the movie theater massacre purchasing guns and tactical equipment in the past two months. he even we're told bought 6,000 rounds of ammunition prior to the shooting on a hill across from the theater now stand crosses for each of the 12 victims. >> our city will be stronger and greater because of our adversity. >> i've only been mayor for seven -- our mayor has only been mayor for seven months. i find it hard to believe. he's so strong and so wise. i've seen him percentageally as
delia goncalves joins us live from the satellite center. she's been track be the story and joins us now with a look at sunday's emotional vigil. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can imagine very emotional, lots of tears shed by even mere strangers in a community who are feeling the pain of this tragedy many of them still vowing this event will not change them or break them. family friends and community members gathered outside of city hall to remember the 12 lives lost in this...
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delia goncalves is live there with the latest g. morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. as you know there's still no cause of this fire but we do know that the fire started in a ground floor apartment in the back of the building. there's not much facing the back of the building. that's why investigators believe that fire burned unnoticed for some time. when firefighters arrived shortly before 8:00 last night, all three floors were fully engulfed in flames. it's unclear, though, just how long the fire was burning. before we're told a police officer on routine patrol in the area noticed smoke and then called 911. he didn't see any residents out here so he then quickly got out of his cruiser, banged on all the residents' doors to get everyone out safely. unfortunately one resident's dog died in the fire. >> would we have to remember is risk versus benefit. we don't want to risk much -- we will risk much to save much. so when we arrived on the scene, we found heavy fire conditions. we waited until we had adequate water supp
delia goncalves is live there with the latest g. morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. as you know there's still no cause of this fire but we do know that the fire started in a ground floor apartment in the back of the building. there's not much facing the back of the building. that's why investigators believe that fire burned unnoticed for some time. when firefighters arrived shortly before 8:00 last night, all three floors were fully engulfed in flames. it's unclear,...
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delia goncalves has more on the rescue efforts. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, jessica. it is going to be some time but it is slowly progressing here in this area. people are trying to get a handle as to what happened exactly last night. though it could have been a whole lot worse because we're told this fire went unnoticed for a long time before anyone escaped the house or firefighters even arrived on the scene. here we are more than nine hours after the fire first broke out and you can see crews are still here working to board up this building. 75 firefighters from throughout the county fought to get the blaze under control but crews tell us the building was fully engulfed when they arrived because the fire burned spoke some time before a police officer on patrol saw smoke. that officer immediately called 911. >> he got out of his cruiser and started knocking on doors, evacuating the building because people weren't aware. it looks like the fire started in an apartment on the ground floor level, rear side of
delia goncalves has more on the rescue efforts. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, jessica. it is going to be some time but it is slowly progressing here in this area. people are trying to get a handle as to what happened exactly last night. though it could have been a whole lot worse because we're told this fire went unnoticed for a long time before anyone escaped the house or firefighters even arrived on the scene. here we are more than nine hours after the fire first...
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delia goncalves is live on capitol hill this morning where the countdown clock is ticking. good morning delia. >> reporter: that's for sure. good morning andrea. all eyes are on congress this morning as the nation braces itself for a possible doomsday scenario. you mentioned some of the numbers. and here's another staggering number. 2million jobs nationwide are at risk if these $2.1 trillion sequestration cuts pass. also on the chopping block federal services that could clouds. national parks and museums and even clip it will military. that's according to -- cripple the military. that's according to defense secretary leon panetta. however, here's the thing. the cuts were never meant to happen. it was simply part of a plan by congress to force a supercommittee to balance the budget but that committee failed and now, it seems the plan has backfired. >> this is a pathetic way to legislate. to have this sword hanging over everybody's head and that's supposed to lead people to a decision. it's just unbelievable that we're facing this this late in the year for something that star
delia goncalves is live on capitol hill this morning where the countdown clock is ticking. good morning delia. >> reporter: that's for sure. good morning andrea. all eyes are on congress this morning as the nation braces itself for a possible doomsday scenario. you mentioned some of the numbers. and here's another staggering number. 2million jobs nationwide are at risk if these $2.1 trillion sequestration cuts pass. also on the chopping block federal services that could clouds. national...
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in silver spring delia goncalves, 9 news now. >>> we have some good news to report. we have learned pepco and tree crews arrived on the scene and are removing the tree and the wires from the neighborhood. >>> in other news tonight both president obama and mitt romney are mixing a little politics with tradition this 4th of july. the president was pushing for immigration reform at a nationalization ceremony while romney was talking healthcare at a small town parade. tara mergener has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: 25 members of the u.s. military from 17 different countries spent the 4th of july taking the oath of citizenship in the white house. the newest americans came from as close as mexico and as far away as russia. president obama told them their sacrifice is an example of why immigration makes the u stronger. >> it's why we -- makes the u.s. stronger. >> it's why we still need a dream act to have the talented young people who want to serve our country. it's why america's success demands comprehensive immigration reform. >> reporter: last month pres
in silver spring delia goncalves, 9 news now. >>> we have some good news to report. we have learned pepco and tree crews arrived on the scene and are removing the tree and the wires from the neighborhood. >>> in other news tonight both president obama and mitt romney are mixing a little politics with tradition this 4th of july. the president was pushing for immigration reform at a nationalization ceremony while romney was talking healthcare at a small town parade. tara...
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delia goncalves joins us live from the convention center. she has a preview of what's going on today. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. going to be a very busy day here in d.c. 30,000 people are all expected to kind of crowd the streets as you said in this march and that march includes five different protests throughout the city, everyone calling on an end to aids. the world aids conference, everyone agrees that we are close to an end to this epidemic but the main challenge remains funding. the u.s. has donated an extra $150 million to help poor countries fight the disease with medication and prevention awareness but many are now calling for what they're calling the robin hood tax on wall street that would give 50 cents per $100 of trading to hiv-aids treatment. >> the united states is committed and will remain committed to achieving an aids friegen ration -- aids free generation. >> we need to get better at this. the funding environment is very tough. some days if feels like we're going to have to fight just to keep the fundin
delia goncalves joins us live from the convention center. she has a preview of what's going on today. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. going to be a very busy day here in d.c. 30,000 people are all expected to kind of crowd the streets as you said in this march and that march includes five different protests throughout the city, everyone calling on an end to aids. the world aids conference, everyone agrees that we are close to an end to this epidemic but the main challenge...
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at arlington national cemetery, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> today's ceremony was organized by a committee to honor the 60th anniversary of the koreaen war. that comes next year. >>> a new orleans landmark went up in flames this morning. fire destroyed the pies just before dawn today. the simon pie company was founded in fort worth, texas, in 1910. but the new orleans pie factory, which opened in 1922 was the only one left. the companies individually wrapped pies. it is unclear what started the fire. >>> an alexandria woman is no longer the chicken wing eating champion of the world. sonya was the championship going in. the professional competitive eater, known as the black widow, was the only woman in the contest. the idea is pretty simple. the winner who is whoever can eat the most wings in ten minutes. when all the wings were counted up, thomas had lost. she got beat by the hot dog eating champion known as joey chestnut. >> a big technique food. it took a lot of practice. i had to go to hooters quite a bit. >> competitive eating is the best sport it is. it demonstrates the triumph of the
at arlington national cemetery, delia goncalves, 9news now. >> today's ceremony was organized by a committee to honor the 60th anniversary of the koreaen war. that comes next year. >>> a new orleans landmark went up in flames this morning. fire destroyed the pies just before dawn today. the simon pie company was founded in fort worth, texas, in 1910. but the new orleans pie factory, which opened in 1922 was the only one left. the companies individually wrapped pies. it is unclear...